Study Desk

For they planned evil against You; They devised a [malevolent] plot And they will not succeed.

For You will make them turn their backs [in defeat]; You will aim Your bowstring [of divine justice] at their faces.

Do not be far from me, for trouble is near; And there is no one to help.

For [a pack of] dogs have surrounded me; A gang of evildoers has encircled me, They pierced my hands and my feet.

They divide my clothing among them And cast lots for my garment.

For He has not despised nor detested the suffering of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He listened.

For the kingship and the kingdom are the LORD'S And He rules over the nations.

He refreshes and restores my soul (life); He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

Even though I walk through the [sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.

For He has founded it upon the seas And established it upon the streams and the rivers.

Indeed, none of those who [expectantly] wait for You will be ashamed; Those who turn away from what is right and deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed (humiliated, embarrassed).

Guide me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; For You [and only You] I wait [expectantly] all the day long.

Remember, O LORD, Your [tender] compassion and Your lovingkindnesses, For they have been from of old.

Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; According to Your lovingkindness remember me, For Your goodness' sake, O LORD.

For Your name's sake, O LORD, Pardon my wickedness and my guilt, for they are great.

The secret [of the wise counsel] of the LORD is for those who fear Him, And He will let them know His covenant and reveal to them [through His word] its [deep, inner] meaning.

My eyes are continually toward the LORD, For He will bring my feet out of the net.

Turn to me [LORD] and be gracious to me, For I am alone and afflicted.

Look upon my enemies, for they are many; They hate me with cruel and violent hatred.

Guard my soul and rescue me; Do not let me be ashamed or disappointed, For I have taken refuge in You.